(Times London, May 20th)China stood still.Soldiers stood in a queue on the rubble of a town destroyed by the terrible earthquake with their heads bowed and hats in their hands.A mother whose child had died wept quietly.Thousands of citizens gathered in front of the portrait of Chairman Mao in Tian’anmen Square.
China’s 1.3 billion people stopped yesterday at 2∶28 pm-the exact time of the 8.0 magnitude earthquake a week ago-for three minutes of silence to mourn for as many as 10,000 people who were thought dead.In Hongbai, one of the worse-affected towns, a single siren(汽笛)cried and the few dozen people who were still in the town pressed their car horns.A military helicopter hovered overhead, its siren crying too.
It was the first time that China had mourned its ordinary people.The last period of national mourning was for Mao Zedong in 1976.
Flags across China were lowed to half-mast.President Hu Jintao flew back to Beijing after three days in the earthquake zone for the start of the period of national mourning.Bars, clubs and cinemas have been closed.The Olympic torch relay through Chinese provinces was also suspended.Entertainment websites were changed to lead its users to remembering sites.
The damage caused by the earthquake that China has described as its worst in more than half a century has brought together people from across the country to offer help.It was a rare display of patriotic(爱国的)emotion that the government had allowed-even in Tian’anmen Square.
As loudspeakers announced the end of the silence, people rushed to the flagpole in the square holding up posters reading “Go, China”.Then came roars of “Long live China!” and “Stay strong, China!”
(1)
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A.
People took the chance to express their patriotic emotion.
B.
There were a few gatherings for display of patriotic emotion in Tian’anmen Square.
C.
Soldiers in China turned their back on the terrible earthquake.
D.
Chinese citizens did wish their country to overcome all the difficulties caused by the terrible earthquake.
(2)
What does the underlined word “suspended” mean?
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A.
Doubt about something
B.
Worry about something
C.
Stop something for a time
D.
Shorten something
(3)
The national mourning was ________ in China.
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A.
never held
B.
for the first time held for ordinary people
C.
only held for Chairman Mao
D.
for the first time held
(4)
When did the terrible earthquake happen according to the passage?
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A.
On May 20th
B.
On May 19th
C.
On May 12th
D.
On May 21st
(5)
The soldiers, the mother and thousands of citizens gathered ________.
Alice watched from her brother's New Orleans house as Hurricane Katrina split trees, broke windows, and swallowed cars, including her own, A few miles away, her best friend, Pat also a nurse.was supervising patients in the high-risk hospital when the river banks broke, For the next six days, Pat and her crew lived there until a rescue boat picked them up,
Both of them were evacuated to safer parts of the States, Weeks later, they, like thousands of others,returned to find their homes uninhabitable, their jobs gone,
The following spring, as she was rebuilding her life, Alice contacted an information centre for returning, residents, When asked if she would head a desperatedly needed clinic, Alice said she'd do ti, but only with Pat, It took Pat less then five minutes to say yes, And after consulting with her children, she offered her damaged home as the new clinic.
As word spread, help poured in, Groups raised money and donated medical equipment, exam tables, free ductwork, other supplies and even labor, Bedrooms were transformed into exam rooms and Pat's living room into a waiting room.
On February 27,2007,the clinic opened, with patients lined up around the block, Those who came in that first day were very sick with problems from not taking their medicine for a year after Katrina, Over 1,200 people have made their way to the clinic, whose decoration passes what Pat calls the mama test.:“Would your mama feel comfortable here?”Until recently, it was the only health-care facility in there,“It's a relief to have a clinic right here in the neighborhood where I can check my pressure.”says Latoya Owens, 30, who suffers from hypertension.
“This is the most rewarding thing I ‘ve ever done,”says Alice.Adds Pat,“I ‘m alleviating(减轻)some suffering in an underserved population.I listen to their stories, and I cry a lot, People outside New Orleans think things are back to normal here, but we are far from that.”
(1)
When Hurricane Katrina arrived, ________.
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A.
Alice was driviilg to her brother's hous
B.
Pal was visiting in a hospital
C.
houses were destroyed
D.
peoplc were rescued to safety
(2)
What does the fifth paragraph mainly 1elI us?
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A.
The clinic opened a year after Hurricane Katrina.
B.
The clinic helped local people a lot.
C.
The clinic was the only one of its kind in the neighborhood.
D.
The clinic was decorated to people's satisfaction.
(3)
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
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A.
Things in New Orleans were much worse than people thought.
B.
Alice felt happy and satisfied about what she was doing.
C.
Pat thought a lot before agreeing to work together with Alice.
D.
People were ready to help when disasters happened.
(4)
Pat cried a lot probably because ________.
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A.
she was sad about what people had suffered
B.
she was moved by people's help to the clinic
C.
work in the clinic was too difficult
D.
she lost her job and home during Hurricane Katrina
(5)
The underlined word“|evacuated”in the second paragraph most probably means“________”
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A.
foreed
B.
attached
C.
related
D.
moved
阅读理解
World Reading Day was set up by the UNESCO in 1995 ti encourage people, especially teenagers, to discover the pleasure of reading.It is also the day to honor great writers, for example, William Shakespeare, born or dead on that day.
Many countries celebrated World Reading Day.Take the UK as an example, on that day, millions of schoolchildren can buy books of special price, a much lower price than usual, in any bookstore.It has been done every year since 1998.World Reading Day 2010 in the UK will take place on Thursday 4th March.Please note that this date applies to the UK and Ireland only.The initiative is so well established in schools there that they want to make sure that the Day happens in term time to really make the most of this opportunity to celebrate books and reading.Most other countries hold World Reading Day on 23 rd April every year.
World Reading Day is also celebrated in China.Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, an avid reader, does lots of reading every day though he is very busy.On World Reading Day 2009 he encouraged citizens to do more reading.Wen suggested that young people should spend more time reading.“Books cannot change the world, but people can change the world by changing themselves through reading.”
Reading can benefit people in many ways.Reading helps us to follow the latest developments of science and technology.Reading gives us information about other cultures and places of the world.Reading is also one of the most important ways to learn a foreign language like English.
“Reading makes a full man”(Bacon, 1597).Books, magazines, newspapers and other kinds of reading materials can help us to know more about the out side world and perfect us.Therefore, it is necessary for us to spend time on reading every day.
(1)
Which of the following statements about World Reading Day is TURE?
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A.
It was set up to encourage people to learn English.
B.
China also celebrates it on 4th March every year.
C.
It is also the same day as some great writers was born or died.
D.
Only since 1998 has the UK begun to celebrate it.
(2)
An avid reader is a person who ________.
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A.
loves reading
B.
never reads
C.
does little reading
D.
hates reading
(3)
According to the passage, reading can help people EXCEPT ________.